Looks like Japan is finally going to get its Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere after all!
And this time it won’t be a bloody mess!
Damn, how times and attitudes change.
Indeed! Many Americans don't understand that many Japanese thought they were creating an umbrella to protect Asians against European/Caucasian interests in the 1930's. The "mother" country China was too weak, so Japan would do it. Unfortunately for them, they did it by force in WWII. Their military got too big and arrogant. Now it's the Chinese military that will become big and arrogant, and the Japanese may slow them down (they can't hold them off for long by themselves). Interesting times ahead.